midparent
Midparent, in genetics and growth assessment, refers to midparental height (MPH), the average of the biological parents’ heights. It is used as a simple index of a child’s genetic potential for adult height and appears in pediatric growth studies and clinical discussions about growth trajectories. MPH serves as a rough predictor rather than a precise forecast.
Calculation methods vary. The most basic approach uses the arithmetic mean of the two parental heights: MPH
Use and limitations. MPH is intended to provide a rough sense of a child’s potential adult height